Motob-vehicle jioveb



' c. E. DE LANG MOTOR VEHI CLE MOVER Filed June 6, 19.22v

and State of Arkansas,

Patented dan. 6, i925.

or isonnnsfr oirv, inmensas 'Ap'p'iicatio'n inea im@ e, ieee.

Be it known that I, a citizen of the United States,

l'. yLAivo, residing at CHARLES Forrest City, in the county of SaintFrancis have invented certain new and useful improvements in Motorn`Vehicle Movers; and l ldo hereby declare the following to be a full,clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The primary intent tion is the provision stalled motor vehicle ownmotive plant to or draw itself out of the present invenolf means wherebya may be moved by its clear an obstruction of the mud, sand or otherplace from which it cannot be moved in the ordinary way and whichrequires the application of great force to clear the obstruction, inudor other condition causing the vehicle to stall.

Other objects and advantages will be aparent and suggest themselves asthe nature of the invention is understood.

lVhile the drawings ment of the invention that in adapting the sainerequirements,

conditions and illustrate an embodiit is to be understood to meetdifferent various changes in the form, proportion and minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of theinvention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of theapplication,

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view showing the application of theinvention,

Figure 2 is an elevation of the drum, and Figure 3 is a detail plan viewof the drum, parts being broken away.

Corresponding and to in the following nated in the several views likeparts are referred description and desigof the drawings by likereference characters.

The device consists of a drum l of such size and formation as to litsnugly over the outer end of the of the stalled motor hub of a drivewheel vehicle to be moved.

The drum l has outer flanges at its ends to stiifen and reinforce thesame and to prevent vdisplacement wound upon the device. Arms 8 r end ofthe drum and o f the cable 2 when the drum in the operation of adiatefrom the inner terminate in laterally disposed spoke-engaging hooks il.The number of arms 3 is immaterial so long as they subserve to make positive and firm engage- Serial No. 566,259.

CARLES E. DE LANG,

ment of the drum i with the "drive wheelof the motor vehicle. inpractice with .its iianges and the of integral formation,

, the drum arms and hooks are the saine constituting part of a singlecasting, thereby obviating the formation of joints and resulting in theprovision of a substantial7 light and eilicient device.

rShe device may be carried as an accessory of a motor vehicle and willbe constructed with reference to the vdrive wheel thereof so as tosungly t the outer end of the hub and insure the hooks al registeringwith the spokes to event of a motor lvehicle stalling be engagedthereby. In the by encountering a soft place in a road, such as mud orsand, or dropping into a rut or depression, or meeting the usual way, itthe drum l to the with an obstruction which precludes thevehicleclearing the same in may be moved by fitting hub of a. drive wheel andengaging the hooks 4 of the arms 3 with certain spokes cable 2 isattached to a stake convenient anchoring the opposite end portionof thegaged with the drum when the motor of the vehicle thereby enabling thevehicle to c of said drive wheel.

The 5, or other means, after which cable is en- 1 so as to wind thereonis started, lear the obstruction of whatever character by power derivedfrom its motive plant. vehicle has been moved obstruction the drum mayengaged from the drive wheel carried as an adjunct without anyappreciable space.

After the so as to clear the be readily disand may be occupying lt isobserved that the drum may be attached and disconnected from the 'drivewheel without requiring the use of any tool o r fastening means otherthan the hooks 4e which form a device.

part of the To prevent marring the finish of the spokes and hub of thedrive wheel it is to be understood that the hooks 4; and drum l will besuitably lined with any preferred material as will be readilyunderstood.

What is claimed is:

An attachment of the class described nia'de in a. single piececonsisting of a drum, the

drum being and having its wall imperforate said drum at its outer endbeing hollow to house the wheel hub throughout, closed and having anoutwardly extending cable-retaining flange, that portion of the cent theflange having a truly outer surface, the drum as an i drumadjacylindrical nward continualion of said cylindrical surface beingflared, the inner Wall of said flange being flat and in a plane at aright angle to the longitudinal axis of the. drum, the drum at the sideadjacent the Wheel having a flange of greater diameter than the rstflange and having its outer surface adjacent the margin substantiallyflat and in a plane parallel to the said plane arms radiating from saiddrum at its inner end, hooks integral with said arms extending at aright angle thereto and on the opposite side to the drum, said hooksbeing adapted to engage Wheel spokes and all being open at the sameside, the hooks being applicable to the Wheel spokes by movementcircumferentially of the Wheel, in combination With a draw element toextend from the drum to a support and to maintain said hooks inengagement with the wheel spokes when in use. In testimony whereof Ialix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. y

CHARLES E. DE LANG. Witnesses:

F. E. CHRisToPHER, JNO. W. ALDUsNn.

